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Preferred term

Bedbugs  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Parasitic bugs of the family CIMICIDAE. Female bed bugs lay eggs in a sheltered locations such as in mattress seams. Adults and nymphal instars of Cimex feed on warm-blooded hosts. Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are implicated in human infestations.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bed Bugs
  • Cimex
  • txid30079
  • txid757355
  • txid79782

In other languages

  • French

  • Cimex
  • Cimex lectularius
  • Punaises
  • txid30079
  • txid757355
  • txid79782

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NSBPN9W2-1

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